U.S. forces chief in Okinawa attends battle anniversary event

U.S. forces chief in Okinawa attends battle anniversary event

ITOMAN, Japan, - Lt. Gen. Earl Hailston, chief of U.S. forces stationed in Okinawa, attends a ceremony in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23 to commemorate the 55th anniversary of the end of fierce fighting between U.S. and Japanese forces in Okinawa toward the end of World War II.

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